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Period: 1450 to
Age of Discovery (1450-1600)
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1492
Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas (1492)
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Period: 1500 to
Height of the Renaissance (1500-1600)
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1517
Martin Luther posts the 95 Theses (1517)
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Period: 1517 to
Protestant Reformation (1517-1648)
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1518
Cortes conquers the Aztecs in Mexico (1518)
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1530
Calvin creates a new form of Protestantism (1530)
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1534
Henry VIII splits from Catholic Church (1534)
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Period: 1540 to
Scientific Revolution (1540-1700)
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1543
Copernicus creates heliocentric theory (1543)
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1558
Elizabeth I creates the Anglican Church (1558)
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Period: to
Enlightenment (1600-1700)
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English Civil War (1642-1649)
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Charles II takes power (Restoration) (1660)
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Newton creates the Laws of Gravity (1666)
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William and Mary take power (Glorious Revolution) (1688)
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Locke writes the Two Treatises of Government (1689)
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Montesquieu writes the Spirit of Laws (1748)
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Period: to
Age of Revolutions (1763-1848)
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American Revolution (1775-1783)
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French Revolution (1789-1799)
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Reign of Terror (1793-1794)
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Napoleon takes power (1799)
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Haitian Independence (1804)
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Father Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexican Revolution (1810)
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Simon Bolivar helps Venezuela with independence (1811)
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Napoleonic Wars (1804-1815)
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Congress of Vienna meets (1815)
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Simon Bolivar helps Peru with independence (1821)
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The U.S. issues the Monroe Doctrine (1823)
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Unification of Germany (1871)